Rob, there are a lot of flaws in the Westminster Parliamentary system family, but the fact that you can't be the government and not have a budget is probably the pivotal benefit here compared to the American system.
I'm not sure what happens if things start deadlocked and stay that way on any sort of ongoing basis in the US, but it surely would be more complicated than passing things off to the party with the next highest seat count and letting them have a goal at putting together a coalition. Lots of people with obligations and no way to meet them.
If I was an evil mastermind I would see how many payday and car loan companies I might be able to start around DC if I thought something like that was coming. It sure would be an easy way to compromise everyone essential enough that they had to keep working without being paid in US Federal service.
I'm not sure what happens if things start deadlocked and stay that way on any sort of ongoing basis in the US, but it surely would be more complicated than passing things off to the party with the next highest seat count and letting them have a goal at putting together a coalition. Lots of people with obligations and no way to meet them.
If I was an evil mastermind I would see how many payday and car loan companies I might be able to start around DC if I thought something like that was coming. It sure would be an easy way to compromise everyone essential enough that they had to keep working without being paid in US Federal service.
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